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  ELIZA Resurrected: World's First Chatbot Revived After 60 Years

  ELIZA, the first-ever chatbot developed by MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s, has been successfully revived using long-lost code. After being rediscovered in 2021, researchers restored the original software, which had been forgotten for 60 years. Despite its limitations, ELIZA was able to hold simple conversations, demonstrating how earl...

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  Israel's NSO Group Found Liable For Pegasus Hacking Of WhatsApp Users

  A US judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software allowing unauthorized surveillance.

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  Cognition Labs’ AI Software Engineer Devin Launched for Subscribers

  Cognition Labs released its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Devin on Tuesday. First announced in March, the AI tool can function as a software engineer and perform complex coding tasks such as writing code in different languages, building and deploying websites and apps, fixing bugs, code debugging, and more. The AI firm claimed that Devin wa...

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  iOS 18.2 Release Candidate With Bug Fixes and System Improvements Released

  iOS 18.2 Release Candidate (RC) was rolled out by Apple to registered developers and public testers in beta on Thursday. RC updates are the final versions of beta software before it is released to the public. Hence, they do not include any new features but improve upon the existing ones introduced in previous updates. iOS 18.2 RC brings fixes for b...

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  Honor Magic 6 Pro 5G Gets Jio 5G Support, AI Eraser, and More via November OTA Update

  Honor Magic 6 Pro 5G, which was launched in India in August this year, has received a new software update in the country. The latest November OTA (over-the-air) update brings the Jio 5G connectivity to the phone. Besides that, the update includes several new features like AI Magic Eraser and Face-to-Face Translation. It adds performance and securit...

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  OnePlus Begins OxygenOS 15 Closed Beta Programme for OnePlus Nord CE 4, Nord CE 4 Lite 5G in India

  OnePlus has begun the Android 15-based OxygenOS 15 Closed Beta Testing (CBT) programme for the OnePlus Nord CE 4 and OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite in India. The short-term programme will allow 2,000 Nord series smartphone users to receive early software releases. Active members of the OnePlus Community can participate in the programme and report OS bu...

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  Apple’s macOS Sequoia Update Reportedly Causing Issues With Multiple Security Tools

  Apple rolled out the global stable version of macOS 15 update, also known as macOS Sequoia, to all users on Monday. However, it appears the update has created some unexpected issues for users, especially around third-party security tools. As per a report, the Cupertino-based giant’s operating system (OS) is breaking down network-based security so...

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  CrowdStrike Apologises For Global Outage, Offers $10 Uber Eats Voucher

  The glitch, stemming from a test software bug, affected 8.5 million devices and led to significant operational issues.

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  CrowdStrike Bug Hit 8.5 Million Windows Devices, Says Microsoft

  A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday.

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  iOS 17.5.1 Update Released With 'Reappearing' Deleted Photos Bug Fix Alongside iPadOS 17.5.1: How to Download

  iOS 17.5.1 update is now available to download for eligible iPhone models while iPad owners can download the iPadOS 17.5.1 update. The latest software updates to iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1 fixes a bug with the Photos app that caused previously deleted images to reappear for some users. Here's how to download and install the latest iOS 17.5.1 upda...

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  Nothing Phone 2a Gets Additional Camera Improvements and Bug Fixes With Nothing OS 2.5.5 Update

  Nothing Phone 2a is getting another software update along with more camera improvements and bug fixes. The latest Nothing OS 2.5.5 brings the security patch for April 2024 alongside system stability and performance upgrades. The update addresses compatibility issues with some third-party launchers and fixes stability problems with Wi-Fi and Bluetoo...

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  Nothing Phone 2a Receives Software Update; Gets Camera Improvements, Bug Fixes, More

  Nothing Phone 2a was launched in India on March 5 and went on sale in the country on March 12. The handset runs Android 14-based NothingOS 2.5 out-of-the-box. The newly-launched mid-range smartphone has started receiving an OS updated which comes with several improvements.

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  Apple Vision Pro Said to Take Up to Four Generations to Reach 'Ideal Form'

  Apple Vision Pro might take a few years until the mixed reality headset reaches its 'ideal form', people working on the device told Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. While the company's Vision Pro headset currently has software bugs, it could one day replace the iPad, Gurman states in his review.

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  Apple Pauses Development of iOS 18 and macOS 15 to Eliminate Bugs in Early Versions

  Apple has reportedly paused work on development of new features for upcoming iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 updates that are expected to arrive in 2024. Employees have been asked to tackle bugs that have shown up in early versions of the code, before adding new features to the upcoming software updates, according to a Bloomberg report.

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  Apple Watch Battery Drain Bug Fix Reportedly Coming Soon via Software Update

  Apple Watch is set to get an update that will resolve a battery drain bug affecting some users who updated to watchOS 10.1. Owners of various smartwatch models, including the latest Apple Watch Ultra 2, have reported rapid battery drain issues after updating to the latest firmware. Apple has not specified when the update to resolve the battery drai...